Brahim Jbilou acknowledged this Tuesday in his statement in the Court of Instruction number 1 of Arrecife to have traveled up to seven times to Spain as a skipper. This Moroccan citizen was arrested on July 20 aboard a small boat when he arrived in Lanzarote and was the one who starred in the tragedy of Los Cocoteros last February, which cost the lives of 25 irregular immigrants.
Jbilou was under arrest warrant from said Court for his alleged participation in the Los Cocoteros boat, which ended with 25 deaths in February on the coasts of Lanzarote. The detainee denied his relationship with this boat.
However, according to ACN Press, the arrested person was identified by some of the survivors of the boat as the person who was dedicated to recruiting the members of the boat on land.
It should be remembered that many of those who died in February were minors and mostly from Guelmin (Morocco). The tragedy unfolded when their boat capsized a few meters from the coast of Los Cocoteros, belonging to the municipality of Teguise, on a night of strong seas.
The judge of the Court number 1 of Arrecife has ordered provisional prison without bail and has charged him with the commission of 25 reckless homicides and human trafficking. Jbilou was admitted to the Tahíche prison.
Repatriation
On the other hand, the procedures for the repatriation of the bodies of those who died in that boat are very advanced and the bodies could be repatriated soon. All bodies are identified. Initially, only eight bodies were repatriated.
ACN Press
